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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Roman Bensob (ranked 4841 p4p, 4835 weight class) and Bez Berry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
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Good takedowns
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Roman Bensob!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Bez Berry!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Colin Fotheringham and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bensob cracks Berry with a right hand to the side of the head.
Bensob lands with a right hand.
Bensob lands with a cross.
Berry moves to clinch but Bensob breaks away
and Bensob connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Berry closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Bensob quickly recovers to half guard.
Berry throwing shots but Bensob is blocking nicely.
Berry is looking for a kimura but Bensob is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Berry to get the leverage.
Bensob on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Bensob won't allow Berry to pass to mount.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Berry tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Bensob.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Berry looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Berry is looking to take a break and control but Bensob is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Berry passes to side control.
Bensob throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!
Berry shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Berry takes one to the chin there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bensob fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Berry on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Berry throws a series of punches but Bensob moves out of range.
Bensob cracks Berry with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Bensob scores with a jab to the jaw.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jab, jab by Bensob - just one landing.
Berry moves in looking to clinch but Bensob pushes him off.
Bensob connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Bensob cracks a nice hook into Berry's ribs.
Berry with a lazy takedown attempt
and Bensob cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Bensob lands a right hook to the body.
Berry shoots in for a takedown but Bensob shows good takedown defense.
Roman Bensob has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bez Berry.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bensob throws a shot to the body.
Berry tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Bensob counters with a left to the body.
Bensob is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Berry misses with a takedown
and Bensob counters with a stiff right hand.
Berry shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Berry with a poor takedown
and Berry takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Berry looks winded!
Bensob lands a nice shot to the body.
Bensob circles away from the clinch attempt
letting Bensob counter with a right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Berry throws a sloppy head kick
and Bensob counters with a straight right hand.
Bensob lands a body shot.
A shot to the liver by Bensob. Beautiful body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nice cross by Bensob.
Bensob lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Bensob digs a good hook to Berry's body.
Berry takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Bensob with a hook.
Bensob scores with a shot to the body.
Bensob scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Berry misses with a takedown attempt - Bensob sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Roman Bensob dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Berry walks into a jab.
Bensob scores with a decent looking hook.
Bensob comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Bensob lands a nice shot that snaps Berry's head back.
Nice shot lands for Bensob.
Berry misses with a combination
and Bensob counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Bensob lands the left hand.
Bez Berry seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Berry takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Berry takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Berry doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Roman Bensob is winning the standup battle so far.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bensob wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Berry looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Bensob is fending him off so far but Berry persists. Nope, Bensob circles away and we're back to standing.
Berry tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Bensob counters with a stiff right hand.
Bensob cracks Berry with a good jab.
Berry gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Bensob connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Berry misses with a takedown
and Bensob counters with a straight right hand.
Roman Bensob has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bez Berry.
Berry is breathing heavily.
Berry tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Bensob counters with a stiff right hand.
Bensob lands a nice shot to the body.
Berry tries for a takedown but Bensob circles away easily
and Bensob counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bensob fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Bensob scores with a nice strike.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bensob lands a nice shot to the body.
Berry needs to keep his hands up - Bensob had a free shot at his head there.
Bensob connects with a looping right hand.
Bensob is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Berry can do to turn this around?
Bensob lands with a straight right. Berry didn't see that one coming.
Bensob connects with a crisp jab.
Bensob connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Berry looks to clinch
and Bensob counters with a straight right hand.
Nice body punch from Bensob.
Berry with a poor takedown
and Bensob connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Bez Berry is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bensob changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Berry misses with a takedown
and Bensob counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Roman Bensob is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Berry takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Bensob lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Donk. Bensob catches Berry right on the button with a cross.
Bensob fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Bensob lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Berry at a distance.
Bensob lunges at Berry with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Berry's hand.
Bensob lands an overhand right.
Berry takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Bensob connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bensob lands with a nice body punch.
Berry misses with a takedown
enabling Bensob to counter with a crisp jab.
Donk. Bensob catches Berry right on the button with a cross.
Berry shoots and misses
and Bensob counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Bensob cracks Berry with a good jab.
Bensob scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Bensob scores with the left hand. Berry knows he should have avoided that one.
Bensob with a jab.
Bensob jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bensob jabs Berry right on the nose. Berry blinks but takes it well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Roman Bensob dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Bensob connects with a body shot that sends Berry's belly button to the back.
Berry has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Bensob cracks a nice hook into Berry's ribs.
Nice shot lands for Bensob.
Bensob throws a good cross that connects.
Berry with a lazy takedown attempt
and Bensob counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Berry misses with a double jab
and Bensob counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Bensob clobbers Berry with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Berry misses with a jab to the body
and Bensob counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Berry looks to clinch
and Bensob counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Berry's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Bensob connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Berry scrambles back to his feet.
Berry takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bensob fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bensob cracks a nice hook into Berry's ribs.
Bensob punishes Berry's body with a nice straight punch.
Bensob lands a slapping body shot.
Bensob connects with a right hand. Berry shakes it off.
Berry moves to clinch but Bensob breaks away
and Bensob counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Berry throws a combination that misses
and Bensob counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Berry thinking.
Bensob jabs Berry right on the nose. Berry blinks but takes it well.
Bensob lands a really nice looking cross but Berry seems unphased.
Berry takes one on the button.
Bensob works the jab nicely.
Bensob with a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bensob scores with a crisp jab that stopped Berry in his tracks.
Berry tries to move into range but Bensob moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Bensob connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Berry momentarily.
Nice uppercut lands for Bensob. That snapped Berry's head back.
Berry swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Bensob cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Berry throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Berry takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Berry gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Berry takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Nice shot by Bensob.
Bensob's jab looks to have found its range, popping Berry under the eye.
Berry takes a body punch but keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Berry takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Bensob lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Bensob digs a good hook to Berry's body.
Bensob scores with a decent looking hook.
Bensob works the jab nicely.
Berry darts in trying to clinch
and Bensob counters with a stiff right hand.
Berry with a poor takedown
and Bensob counters with a stiff right hand.
Roman Bensob has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bez Berry.
Bensob scores with a sloppy right hand. Berry should have avoided that one.
Berry takes a shot to the body in his stride.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Berry wants to clinch
and Bensob counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Berry takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Berry with a lazy takedown attempt
and Bensob connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Bensob scores with a decent looking hook.
Berry doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Bensob counters with a left to the body.
Bensob works the jab nicely.
Berry takes one to the chin there.
Bensob scores with a nice head shot.
Bez Berry has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bensob scores with a punch to the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Roman Bensob showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Bensob, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight for Roman Bensob!
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight for Roman Bensob!
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight for Roman Bensob!
Roman Bensob wins by unanimous decision!
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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